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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online education technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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