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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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