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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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