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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education enable people all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Brazil to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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