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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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