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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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