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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education undertakings. Professors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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