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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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