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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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