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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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