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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for information 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 talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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