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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning are enabling students all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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