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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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