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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. People want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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