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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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