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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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