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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Elidaemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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