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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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