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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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