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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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