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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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