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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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