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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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