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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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