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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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