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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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