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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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