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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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