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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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