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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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