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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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