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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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