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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education are providing the means for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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