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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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