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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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