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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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