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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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