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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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