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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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