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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these open education ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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