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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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