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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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