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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Armenia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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