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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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