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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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