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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in digital education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. 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. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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