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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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