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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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