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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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