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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. 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 massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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