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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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