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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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