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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning have empowered students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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