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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these open educational ventures. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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