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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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