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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic educational technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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