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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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