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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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