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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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