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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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