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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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