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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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