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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also analyzes the 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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