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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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