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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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