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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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