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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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