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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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