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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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