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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online education are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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