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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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