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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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