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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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