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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in digital education technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like New Caledonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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