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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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