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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also articulates the 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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