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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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