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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning have empowered humans all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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