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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education initiatives. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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