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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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