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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. People want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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