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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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