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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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