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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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