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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like India to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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