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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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