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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education