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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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