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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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