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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online education institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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