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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology have enabled students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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