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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Trainers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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