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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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