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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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