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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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