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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better grasp these open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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