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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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