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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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