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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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