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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students 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 variety of subjects that online education institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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