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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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