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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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