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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in digital education technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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