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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. People want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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