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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education endeavours. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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