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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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