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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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