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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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