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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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