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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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