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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning have empowered learners all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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