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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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