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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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