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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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