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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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