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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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