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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic education technology enable students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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