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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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