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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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