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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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