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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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