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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better understand these new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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