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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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