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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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