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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses 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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