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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in digital education technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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