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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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