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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the 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 thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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