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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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