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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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