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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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