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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also reviews the 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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