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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? 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 University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better understand these open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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