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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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