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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)