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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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