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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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