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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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