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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the 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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