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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better perceive these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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