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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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