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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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