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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education enable learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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