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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning enable students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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