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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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