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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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