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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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