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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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