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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open education ventures. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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