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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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