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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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