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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in digital education technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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