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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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