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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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