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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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