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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the key 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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