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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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