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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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