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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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