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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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