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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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