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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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