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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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