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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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