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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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