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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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