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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning enable students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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