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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning technology enable people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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