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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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