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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in learning technology enable students all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open education ventures. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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