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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning have empowered humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open education ventures. Trainers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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