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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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