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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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