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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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