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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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