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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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