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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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