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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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