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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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