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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic educational technology have enabled learners all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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