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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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