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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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