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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning are enabling learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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