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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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