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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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