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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in online education have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are considering today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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