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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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