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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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