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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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