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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open educational initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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