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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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