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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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