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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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