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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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