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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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