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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better comprehend these open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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