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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Educators want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important 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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