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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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