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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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