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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes 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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