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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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