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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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