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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in digital education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Trainers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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