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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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