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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology have enabled students all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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