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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)