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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. 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. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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