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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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