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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes 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 MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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