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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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