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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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