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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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