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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in elearning have empowered learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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