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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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