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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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