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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in digital education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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