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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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