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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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