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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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