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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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