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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Educators want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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