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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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