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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different 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 organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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