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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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