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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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