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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better grasp these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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