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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning enable learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to understand these promising new open education undertakings. People want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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