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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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