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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. 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 online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. People want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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