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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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