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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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