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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better comprehend these significant new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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