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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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