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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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