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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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