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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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