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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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