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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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