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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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