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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. 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. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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