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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are considering today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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