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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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