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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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