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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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