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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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