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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that online education organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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