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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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