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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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