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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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