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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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