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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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