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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to be more aware of these new open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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