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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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