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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Elidaemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open education initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also investigates 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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