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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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