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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning enable people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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