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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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