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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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