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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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