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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in elearning have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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