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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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