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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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