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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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