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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also studies 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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