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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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