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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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