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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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