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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education are enabling students in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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