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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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