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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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