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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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