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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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