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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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