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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in digital education technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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