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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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