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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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