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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the key 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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