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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)