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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to consider now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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