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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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