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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education endeavours. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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