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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. 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 MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education ventures. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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