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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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