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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure 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 massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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