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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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