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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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