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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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