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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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