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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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