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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning enable learners all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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