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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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