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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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