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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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