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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in digital education technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better understand these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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