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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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