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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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