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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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