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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to understand these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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