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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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