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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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