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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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