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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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