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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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