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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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