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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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