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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning are empowering people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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