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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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