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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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