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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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