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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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