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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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