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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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