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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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