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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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