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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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