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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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