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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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