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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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