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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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