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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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