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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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