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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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