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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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