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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open education ventures. Trainers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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