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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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