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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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