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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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