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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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