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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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