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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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