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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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