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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these fascinating new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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