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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to be more aware of these open education ventures. Students want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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