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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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