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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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