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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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