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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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