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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Elidaemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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