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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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