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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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