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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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