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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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