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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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