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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open education undertakings. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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