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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education have empowered learners all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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