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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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