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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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