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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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