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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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