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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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