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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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