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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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