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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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