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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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