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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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