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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in digital education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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