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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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