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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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