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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in digital education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently 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 subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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