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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in digital education technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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