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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to understand these important new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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