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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. 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. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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