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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning are enabling students all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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