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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in elearning enable learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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