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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education ventures. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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