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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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