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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in digital education technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to understand these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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