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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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