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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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