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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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