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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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