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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in digital education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education undertakings. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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