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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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