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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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