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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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