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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online learning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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