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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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