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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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