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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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