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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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