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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for students 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. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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