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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning enable learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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