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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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