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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better understand these compelling new open educational ventures. People want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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