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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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