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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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