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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are considering now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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