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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online education technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational initiatives. People want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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