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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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