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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to consider today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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