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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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