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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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