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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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