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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning have empowered learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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