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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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