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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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