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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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