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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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