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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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