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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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