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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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