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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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