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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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