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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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