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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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