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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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