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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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