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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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