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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open education endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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