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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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