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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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