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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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