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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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