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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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