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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in e-learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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