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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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