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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Anguilla to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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