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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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