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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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