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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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