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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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