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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in digital education technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Martinique to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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