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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Students want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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