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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major 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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