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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning are enabling students all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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