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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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