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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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