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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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