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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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