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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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