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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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