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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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