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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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