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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in digital education technology make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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