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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. 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 massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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