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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also describes 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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