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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning technology enable learners all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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