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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOCs? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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