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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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