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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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