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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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