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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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