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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in digital education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes 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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