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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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