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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in digital education technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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