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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in digital education technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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