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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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