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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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