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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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