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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in digital education technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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