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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like New Caledonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to understand these new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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