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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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