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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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