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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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