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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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