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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. 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. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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