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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to understand these new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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