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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are considering today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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