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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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