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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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