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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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