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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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