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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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