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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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