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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these open educational ventures. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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