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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in digital education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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