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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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