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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in digital education technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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