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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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