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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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