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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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