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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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