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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education ventures. People want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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