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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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