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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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