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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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