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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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