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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the 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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