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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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