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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants want to better perceive these open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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