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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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