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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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