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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in digital education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the most important 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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