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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to be more aware of these open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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