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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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