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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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