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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better understand these important new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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