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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology enable learners all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better grasp these new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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