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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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