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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better grasp these important new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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