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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes 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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