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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education ventures. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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