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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education are empowering people all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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