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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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