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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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