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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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