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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Aruba to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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