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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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