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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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