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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling students all around the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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