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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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