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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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