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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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