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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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