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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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