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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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