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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Norfolk Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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