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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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