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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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