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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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