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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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