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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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